Hondo
5 posts
Mar 21, 2010
2:16 PM
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Do any of you have experience with these? Robert Tooms (Reba Russell Band) recommended them to me (I know you can change the reed plates like LO's). I need to pick up a new "C" but I'm partial to the Golden Melody
as always-Thanks
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Tuckster
440 posts
Mar 21, 2010
2:37 PM
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I have a couple and really can't find any difference between it and a Blues Harp. I might get flamed,but I like the Big Rivers as much as any MS Hohner.
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MrVerylongusername
1017 posts
Mar 21, 2010
3:12 PM
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In the early 90s these were my favourite harmonicas. Then Hohner completely changed them so the that they were part of the truly horrible MS range. I haven't played them since.
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lumpy wafflesquirt
183 posts
Mar 21, 2010
3:13 PM
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It was my first harp and I still have the one I replaced it with when the first was stolen. It's a pre-MS one and isn't good now. I pensioned it off a couple of years ago when I went to a workshop and found that it was the reason I couldn't bend anything.
I'm sure it was more to do with the age of it an the abuse it had seen than the actual harp.
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"Come on Brackett let's get changed"
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Shredder
156 posts
Mar 21, 2010
3:27 PM
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To big for me and they don't slide on my lips well, I guess it's the black paint and they seem to take more air to blow.
G/M's and SP20's are what I use. Most are good OOTB but I still gap them the way I like them.
Just my opinion.
Mike
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harmonicanick
677 posts
Mar 21, 2010
3:29 PM
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G/M's and SP20's are what I use
Me too, mostly GM's
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GermanHarpist
1299 posts
Mar 21, 2010
3:39 PM
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One of the slightly more expensive hohners. I have 3 baught them all at the beginning - don't like em. I only know them as MS.
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germanharpist on YT. =;-) - Resonance is KEY!
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Hondo
7 posts
Mar 21, 2010
3:41 PM
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Thanks, looks like I'll stick to GM and not experiment. I like them much better than the SP20 due to the shape.
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GermanHarpist
1300 posts
Mar 21, 2010
3:43 PM
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In case you feel like experimenting. Did you have a look at suzukis?
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germanharpist on YT. =;-) - Resonance is KEY!
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Scrapboss
82 posts
Mar 21, 2010
3:55 PM
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I play a full 14 key set. I also have a variety of others ( sp20 -MB-Manji-LO ) but my jam night harps are my pro harps. I don't like the taste of the nickle? plating on most other harps. Contrary to what has been said they are not just painted black. They have a Greblon (what ever that is )coated coverplate. The coating does not chip off like paint would. As far as the MS series, I do a little work on them and find I can play with them just fine and like the option of replacing reed plates. As always just my opinion. YMMV
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"I have a high tolerance for boredom as long as it has a groove" - Scrapboss
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Hondo
15 posts
Mar 24, 2010
1:44 PM
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So I went to the music store and looked at the Hohner display rack where they have all of them in a package hung up now. I really don't like that because I would at least like to pick it up out of the box and feel of it. Couldn't decide between the Pro Harp- Big River- and Blues Harp (They won't keep G/M's arghhh). I like the larger openings in the Pro and Big River. The Blues Harp looks like it has smaller openings like the Marine Band. So, I bought the Pro. It felt light. Played a few notes and picked up my trusty G/M. The G/M seemed deeper in tone, louder and has more weight. I think I'll give the Pro to my son as a first harp. FWIW.
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Elwood
407 posts
Mar 24, 2010
5:59 PM
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The black coverplates are kinda cool. I don't care for them in any other way, though.
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Murray. The smartist formerly known as Elwood.
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Ant138
387 posts
Mar 25, 2010
12:31 AM
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I have one in B and its the worst harp i own. its very leaky and takes a massive amount of effort to play. I may have just had a bad one but it was enough to put me off.
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